There are many common reasons why one of the spouses in a marriage cannot afford a divorce. By “afford a divorce”, I am speaking primarily about being able to afford to retain legal counsel. The reasons for this can vary,…
There are many common reasons why one of the spouses in a marriage cannot afford a divorce. By “afford a divorce”, I am speaking primarily about being able to afford to retain legal counsel. The reasons for this can vary,…
Many people who are preparing for divorce get anxious when they begin to think about incurred debt, both their spouses and their own, and if they will be responsible for paying this debt off once they are separated from their…
If the spouse who has been ordered to pay child support experiences a significant reduction in their income, like through a demotion or a loss of work, it is not always enough to reduce child support. This type of circumstance,…
Similarly to homes and dwellings, vehicles, such as cars, trucks, vans, and even the occasional motorcycle, are often the subject of disputes in many, many divorce cases. Sometimes one spouse feels that they are entitled to keeping it, while the…
While infidelity, or adultery, as grounds for divorce in New York, it actually has little to no impact on a financial settlement handed down by the court. Of course, you can still file for alimony and be awarded what you…
It would seem logical that if during the marriage, a spouse was the victim of domestic violence, then during the divorce trial, and more specifically, when hashing out support payments, that would be a mitigating factor. And to some extent,…
The courts has been very clear on this topic, and have held that a child’s bank account is their own, and is not considered a marital asset in the divorce. If the child is under 18, they may not be…
When a divorce proceeding is ongoing, state laws protect each party’s property, both separate and joint, and these laws come into play at the start of the divorce process. For example, Automatic Restraining Orders, or ARO (ATRO if it is…
Contrary to what many of us see in movies, or read about in papers and books, not all divorces are long, drawn out battles that go on in front of a judge, with the spouses dueling it out via lawyers…